# Funk

Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson face a lawsuit over 'Uptown Funk' allegedly borrowing from Collage's 'Young Girls'. Meanwhile, Brazilian funk continues to dominate social media trends.

### About Funk
Funk is a music genre characterized by its rhythmic groove and syncopation, often associated with soul, R&B, and disco.  

### Insights
- funk engagements hit 1.2B which is 329% higher than it's daily average.

### Top Funk News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"The summer funk isnt over yet for young jobless Canadians - The Globe and Mail With the youth unemployment rate at a rare high Gen Z is scrambling for entry-level work and theres no hope of a quick fix economists say"  
[News Link](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-young-jobless-canadians-summer-unemployed-gen-z/) [@globeandmail](/creator/x/globeandmail) 2025-09-01T21:03Z 1.8M followers, 64.5K engagements


"Funk Ogryzek AUTHORITY 💀 #funk #authority #ogryzek #music #viral #trending"  
[News Link](https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-spencer-says-trump-didnt-condemn-the-alt-right-2017-8) [@BusinessInsider](/creator/x/BusinessInsider) 2025-06-04T22:04Z 4.1M followers, 621.6K engagements


"Merge Fellas ITALIAN BRAINROT Anomaly Boss Merge Fellas Halloween New Update #mergefellas Merge Fellas ITALIAN BRAINROT Anomaly Boss Merge Fellas Halloween New Update #mergefellas tung tung sahur tob tobitob + tob tobitob boss tob tobitop pot hotspot pot hotspot + pot hotspot boss pot hotspot brr brr pataphim boss brr brr pataphim Trick Track Barabum Boss Trick Track Barabum brr brr pataphim funk pot hotspot funk italian brainrot merge fellas merge fellas italian brainrot italian brainrot I italian brainrot II Italiam Brainrot III Italian Brainrot IV italian brainrot V Italian Brainrot VI"  
[News Link](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/nasca-lines) [@anomaliagus](/creator/youtube/anomaliagus) 2023-01-30T19:00Z 17K followers, 969.1K engagements


"Bruno Mars Mark Ronson Face Lawsuit Over 'Uptown Funk' Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson are facing a lawsuit that claims their hit "Uptown Funk" borrows heavily from funk group Collage's single "Young Girls.""  
[News Link](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-mark-ronson-face-lawsuit-over-uptown-funk-189142/) [@RollingStone](/creator/x/RollingStone) 2020-04-14T15:59Z 5.7M followers, 2.8M engagements



### Top Funk Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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""Bad Case of Loving You" helped this artist transition from soul and funk to mainstream rock paving the way for his 1980s hits. This cover earned a Grammy nod for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in [----] ultimately losing to Bob Dylan. Name the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Hot_Pepper76/status/2019874992096440758) [@Hot_Pepper76](/creator/x/Hot_Pepper76) 2026-02-06T20:45Z 49.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@kunwarabhi7 Ever This list seems completed out of the 90s. The original Sheik Abdullah the Butcher Buzz Sawyer Ray Stevens Terry Funk the Freebirds Harley Race. All seem to be missing and would knock most off this Ever list. And Piper should be [--] and Flair 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ringsargeant/status/2019866441768649010) [@ringsargeant](/creator/x/ringsargeant) 2026-02-06T20:11Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@_willcompton @TaylorLewan77 I got a bad ass burrito from a street vendor in San Fran they may have cleaned that up because of the super bowl though. They did run them off at one point during the day while I was there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheBigFunk/status/2019833096582111631) [@TheBigFunk](/creator/x/TheBigFunk) 2026-02-06T17:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DeadlineDayLive @grok how would Daniel Svensson fit into the Arsenal squad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/funkchan/status/2019775852553130195) [@funkchan](/creator/x/funkchan) 2026-02-06T14:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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